Deep Shale is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #8c837b |
| Complementary Color | #847b72 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 48.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Shale Color. The Poolhouse color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blue Zephyr (#5b6676) for more energetic effect. Try Durango Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#847b72 is the best complementary color to Deep Shale. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #737c84 complementary color is Makara, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Rolling Stone are #728483 and #727384. Thus found on the left and right of #737c84 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sirocco and Storm Gray colors as they work well with Deep Shale.
The split-complementary Deep Shale palette consists of #848372 and #847273 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#847b72). Try Bandicoot and Spicy Pink colors in combination with #737c84, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #737c84 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Deep Shale. Thus Camouflage Green and Empress giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Deep Shale contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Makara, Mobster, and Xanadu split by 90° on the color wheel. #737c84 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Deep Shale tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#847b72) and two others. The Empress is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Smoke – 120° from the complementary Makara. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #84727c and #72847b.
In a RGB color space, hex #737c84 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Shale has a hue angle of 208.24°, a saturation of 6.88% and a lightness of 48.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #737c84 is made of 6.66% cyan, 3.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.24% black ink.
| HEX | #737c84 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(115,124,132) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 36% |
| CMYK | 6.66, 3.13, 0, 48.24 |
| HSL | hsl(208.24,6.88%,48.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.24,12.88%,51.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.5261,-1.5938,-5.4949) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4427,19.7261,24.6653) |